title: Diagnosis of low back pain: role of imaging studies.
abstract: The authors describe the benefits and limitations of standard radiography, bone scintigraphy, computed tomography, myelography, discography, and magnetic resonance imaging. They caution the physician to base decisions about obtaining imaging studies on whether the studies will influence patient management.
authors.affiliation: Spine Center of West Michigan, Grand Rapids 49503, USA.
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Russo
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Cook
mesh_terms: D003952:Diagnostic Imaging; D006801:Humans; D017116:Low Back Pain / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D009192:Myelography; D011877:Radionuclide Imaging; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed